DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
DAKT on Nasdaq
Location
Brookings, SD
Fiscal year end
02 May
Latest financial report
04 Mar 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • DAKT - DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 9.7%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+1258%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 23 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-23) highlights Return On Equity 9.7%, Return On Assets 5.1%, and Operating Margin 5.6%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

54.1/100

Caution Confidence medium

Return On Equity

9.7%

Metric score 10.2/100

Return On Assets

5.1%

Metric score 39.3/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
2.22x
Quick Ratio
1.35x

Strengths

Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

9.7%

YoY: +1258%

Industry median: 19% (n=16)

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Return On Assets

5.1%

YoY: +1345%

Industry median: -0.95% (n=15)

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Current Ratio

2.22x

YoY: -8.5%

Industry median: 1.33x (n=15)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

1411%

YoY:

Industry median: 5.5% (n=15)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 9.7% +1258%
Return On Assets 5.1% +1345%
Operating Margin 5.6% -17%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 2.22x -8.5%
Quick Ratio 1.35x -3.6%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 0.36%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 1411%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 48,298,110 -3.2%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $0 -100%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 48,489,000 +1.5%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 49,257,000 +3.1%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $802,647,000 +0.36%
Cost of Revenue $588,976,000 -0.52%
Research and Development Expense $41,601,000 +8.9%
General and Administrative Expense $63,628,000 +15%
Operating Income (Loss) $45,017,000 -17%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $34,159,000 +132%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $6,623,000 -49%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 0.56 +1300%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 0.78
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $144,424,000 +9.3%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $114,326,000 +20%
Inventory, Net $103,596,000 -8.1%
Assets, Current $425,796,000 +8%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $30,352,000 +22%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $64,208,000 -13%
Goodwill $3,710,000 +20%
Assets $546,376,000 +4.2%
Accounts Payable, Current $63,571,000 +42%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $45,790,000 +23%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $65,847,000 -0.2%
Liabilities, Current $191,556,000 +18%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent $19,985,000 +11%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $87,000 -36%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $6,224,000 -9.9%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $4,149,000 +44%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $164,871,000 +20%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $293,738,000 +7.9%
Liabilities and Equity $546,376,000 +4.2%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 115,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 53,565,000 +9.3%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $144,424,000 +9.3%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $30,779,000 +9033%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 5,000,000 +9900%
Additional Paid in Capital $195,552,000 +118%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $19,578,000 -0.26%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY